Rheinberger (Gesamtausgabe, Bd. 24) ("Florentiner Sinfonie"). By Josef Gabriel Rheinberger. Edited by Werner Aderhold. For Piccolo, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons, 4 horns, 2 Trumpets, 3 Trombones, tuba, timpani, 2 Violins, viola, cello, contrabass. This edition: Complete edition, linen cover. F-Dur (F major). Complete Editions. Complete edition. Language: all languages. Composed 1875. Opus 87. 320 pages. Duration 53 min. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.5022400).
ISBN M-007-09073-9. With Language: all languages. Complete Editions.
Rheinberger began work on his second Symphony during his visit to Italy with his wife in 1874. He was commissioned to write it by an orchestral society in Florence - an indication that his reputation had already spread throughout Europe. The autograph score contains a poem by his wife Fanny, which in four sections expressed the moods of impressions of the visit which seem to underlie the symphony. Contemporaries praised particularly the ”beauty of the Adagio.” The work is here presented for the first time in an edition based critically on the sources.

Caricatures III by Jere Hutcheson. For Concert Band (Piccolo, Flute 1, Flute 2, Flute 3 (doubling piccolo), Oboe 1, Oboe 2, English Horn, Soprano Clarinet, Bb Clarinet 1, Bb Clarinet 2, Bb Clarinet 3, Bb Bass Clarinet, Contrabass Clarinet, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Contrabassoon, Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxopho). Band Music. Grade 5. Score and parts. Duration 32:10:00. Published by C. Alan Publications (CN.11620).
1 Salvador Dali - The Persistence of MemoryWith surfaces as smooth as shellac and images set down with photographic clarity, Dali brought a sense of reality to his bizarre and irrational dreamscapes. One of the best known of these, The Persistence of Memory, displays several limp timepieces in the foreground with a desert and lake in the background.2 Sammy Davis, Jr. - ShowTimeThe diminutive Sammy was a giant in the world of show business. Of his many talents, the one that delighted me the most was his tap dancing.3 Gertrude Stein - Pigeons on the grass alasGertrude was a master of nonsensical verse and stream of consciousness word sculptures. She could turn a phrase like no one else.4 Stephen King - All work and no play make Jack a dull boyAs Stanley Kubrick's film version of Stephen King's novel The Shining approaches its spine tingling climax, Wendy Torrance discovers that her demented writer husband, Jack, has filled hundreds of sheets of typing paper with the maxim All work and no play make Jack a dull boy.5 Marcel Duchamp - ReadymadeMarcel Duchamp anticipated pop art with his readymade sculptures. Two of my favorites are Rotary Demisphere and Bicycle Wheel.6 Felix Mendelssohn - Scherzo"Music that dances on its tiptoes," that's how I describe Mendelssohn's scherzo music.7 Kurt Vonnegut - Breakfast of ChampionsListen: It was the imaginary waitress at the imaginary cocktail lounge at the imaginary Holiday Inn who joked, "Breakfast of Champions" every time she served a martini.8 Alexander Calder - Forms in MotionAlexander Calder created ingenious and fanciful sculptures. Most famous perhaps are his floating airy mobiles. The artist also produced large immobile sculptures for parks, gardens, and public buildings called stabiles. My musical tribute to Calder is a sequence of five sound sculptures titled Forms in Motion.9 Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov - BumblebeeRimsky-Korsakov, composer of operas, ballets, and tone poems, is best remembered today for a handful of colorful works, each characterized by brilliant orchestration. Among these is the diminutive Flight of the Bumblebee. My tribute to Rimsky is simply titled Bumblebee.